Shelters Meaning in English

word · lemma: shelter

US

/ˈʃɛɫtɝz/

SHEL-terz

UK

/ʃˈɛltəz/

SHEL-tuhz

التعريف

Places where people or animals are protected from danger, bad weather, or have temporary housing. Often used for emergency housing or animal care.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

'Shelters' can be buildings for people (homeless, disaster victims) or animals. Common collocations: 'animal shelters', 'emergency shelters', 'homeless shelters'. Often refers to temporary protection, not permanent housing.

• Spanish: refugios - albergues
• Portuguese (BR): abrigos - abrigos temporários
• Portuguese (PT): abrigos - refúgios
• Chinese (Simplified): 避难所 - 庇护所
• Chinese (Traditional): 避難所 - 庇護所
• Hindi: आश्रय स्थल
• Arabic: ملاجئ - مراكز إيواء
• Bengali: আশ্রয়কেন্দ্র - আশ্রয়স্থল
• Russian: убежища - приюты
• Japanese: 避難所 - シェルター
• Vietnamese: nhà tạm trú - nơi trú ẩn
• Korean: 쉼터 - 보호소
• Turkish: barınaklar - sığınaklar
• Urdu: پناہ گاہیں
• Indonesian: tempat penampungan - tempat perlindungan

جمل نموذجية

The city built new shelters for families after the storm.

basic

Many dogs were taken to animal shelters.

basic

People stayed in shelters until it was safe to go home.

basic

After the flood, all the local shelters filled up quickly.

natural

A lot of volunteers helped out at the shelters.

natural

Some shelters even provide meals and medical care.

natural